Submitted 3 hours ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
Disclaimer: I’m not a parent, and I will never have biological children of my own.
You weren’t born learning to read or write either.
It’s a combination of education from people around you, other sources such as books or the internet, and experts like their pediatrician, and a lot of figuring it out as you go along. There’s no one right way to parent, but there are a lot of wrong ways to parent.
I am a parent, and you are correct. I just fuckin’ wing it.
The duality of Man.
By existing in a state of anything from mild anxiety to outright panic about the welfare of the squidgy crying thing, googling anything that seems abnormal and learning they usually cry about 4 things: Hungry Temperature is wrong Nappy Tired
Try them all until you figure out what cry means what.
The Grok AI nanny will take care of them.
You can obviously read, you posted this. Maybe that could open some doors.
Can’t read, only write.
I remember plenty. Do not pretend to speak for everyone. My parents were and are srupid bigots. Do not pretend I will perpetuate such ignorant beliefs.
Don’t be an Anti-vax bitch! Got it‽
You’ll run into a nasty recursion error if you think about that too much. My parents didn’t remember how they were raised when they raised me. And so on.
It turns out no one knows anything, it’s all fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants bullshit, and the people you should trust the least are the ones who claim to know anything about anything.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 minutes ago
There are more and better resources now than ever to learn about raising a children. I was spanked and I’d imagine most people before me for spanked. Before that you cut a switch and we’re essentially lashed. Those practices are now considered wrong with one being literal legal child abuse. Things like positive reinforcement, physical contact, and just love are shown to raise much better people. As far as nursing, diapers, and all that jazz, there’s endless options to read about and experts to consult with. I’m sure you remember some of your childhood and some of the events that you now know were good and bad. Use that knowledge as well. Nobody was born with all of the knowledge, use the support around to gain it.